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INTERSTATE CIRCUIT, INC., et al. v. UNITED STATES (1939)

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INTERSTATE CIRCUIT, INC., et al. v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1938
Important Dates
Argued: January 11, 1939
Decided: February 13, 1939
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-3
Majority
Hugo BlackLouis Dembitz BrandeisCharles Evans HughesStanley ReedHarlan Fiske Stone
Dissenting
Pierce ButlerJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus Roberts

INTERSTATE CIRCUIT, INC., et al. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 13, 1939. The case was argued before the court on January 11, 1939.

In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Texas Northern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1930s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
  • Petitioner: Movie, play, pictorial representation, theatrical production, actor, or exhibitor or distributor of
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 306 U.S. 208
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Harlan Fiske Stone

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

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